Thamnocephalidae

Thamnocephalidae is a family of anostracan branchiopod crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of Branchipodidae by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to the rank of family by Simon in 1886. Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:
 * Thamnocephalinae
 * Thamnocephalus Packard, 1879
 * Carinophallus Rogers, 2006
 * Branchinellinae
 * Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
 * Phallocryptus Birabén, 1951
 * Spiralifrons Dixon, 2010
 * Branchinella Sayce, 1903